¿Qué se entiende por dignidad humana?

Human dignity is a foundational concept for understanding human beings. The primary objective of this essay is to analyze both the legal conception and the common meaning of the term human dignity, as well as to define its core attributes, given that they are inherent to the individual. The methodology employed is a legal-philosophical-jurisprudential analysis. An examination of Argentine jurisprudence as well as cases from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights will be conducted to determine how the concept of human dignity is framed. The conclusions establish the main aspects of the concept of human dignity, while setting forth the motivation behind this essay and recalling Kant's premise that human dignity is innate to human beings and stands above any price—that is, it possesses intrinsic value.